As usual, what's driving the newfound excitement is the amount of development taking place and not just any development but the right kind. LeoFinance is nailing it when it comes to its tokenomics. Everything seems to be done the right way across the board.

What's also conspicuous is the lack of cynicism and corruption and/or allegations thereof that used to poison the atmosphere on Hive for the longest time. Certain troublemakers among the OGs are no longer active. We're no longer dependent on Steemit, Inc and the early troubles of Hive seem to be behind us. Core development on Hive seems to be humming along nicely.

Much of the change in atmosphere is attributable to the fact that there is so much going on that no one has time to listen to the cynics. Everyone is busy doing what they're interested in.